Religious Identity and National Heritage

Theologians and social scientists gathered to ponder why religion is being relegated to museums in some countries and in others a is a powerful tool for national cohesion and social innovation or for unrest and turmoil. From multi-religious, multi-denominational, and secular-modern perspectives they consider such aspects as the importance of agency and contextual sensitivity for the future of Palestinian Christians, the relation of religious identity and national heritage among young Muslims in Germany, denominational identity and cultural heritage among adolescents attending Protestant and Catholic secondary schools in Northern Ireland, and teachers' attitudes on religion in modernity and its impact on belief. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Hans-Georg Ziebertz, PhD (1990) in Theology, University of Nijmegen, (1993) in Social Sciences (Unibersity of Tubingen), Habilitation (1994) in Religius Education (University of Mainz), since 1998 Full Professor of Practical Theology/Religious Education at the Uiniversity of Wurzburg, Germany. Francis-Vincent Anthony, STD (Sacrae Theologiae Doctor, 1993), Salesian Pontifical University, Rome; since 1998 Associate Professor of Fundamental Practical Theology, and since 2009 Director of the Institute of Pastoral Theology at the Salesian Pontifical University, Rome, Italy.